Artisan
Blue Ridge Fiber Fest
Sparta, North Carolina
About
Annual fiber arts festival in downtown Sparta. Brings together farmers vendors and fiber artists to celebrate fiber arts. Dozens of classes on knitting crocheting spinning weaving felting embroidery and fiber dying techniques. Demonstrations include both traditional and modern fiber techniques as well as farming operations. Vendors from across the US showcasing and selling artisan crafts. Wool skein and garment contests consignment sale of fiber equipment and annual fleece sale. Mission: preserve history of textiles in northwest NC and southwest VA. 501(c)(3) corporation.
Details
- Type
- Artisan
- Season / Event Date(s)
- Jun 5–6, 2026
- Venue
- Higgins Fairgrounds and Ag Center 1375 US 21 Sparta NC 28675
Tags
- annual
- two-day
- free
- juried
- fiber-arts
- wool
- spinning
- weaving
- knitting
- crochet
- felting
- classes
- demonstrations
- farmers
- animals